Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 1.68 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.68 trillion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.8% on the previous year and up 377.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Madagascar peaked at 1.68 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.20 billion current LCU, in 1991.
That places Madagascar 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.92 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 37.20 billion current LCU | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 49.78 billion current LCU | +33.8% |
| 1993 | 53.90 billion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 67.12 billion current LCU | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 126.76 billion current LCU | +88.9% |
| 2003 | 342.63 billion current LCU | +170.3% |
| 2004 | 444.92 billion current LCU | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 491.00 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 628.90 billion current LCU | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 774.46 billion current LCU | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 trillion current LCU | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 753.43 billion current LCU | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 263.06 billion current LCU | -65.1% |
| 2011 | 296.80 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 303.76 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 299.57 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 351.89 billion current LCU | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 455.26 billion current LCU | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 538.53 billion current LCU | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 628.98 billion current LCU | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 767.68 billion current LCU | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 890.85 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 731.28 billion current LCU | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 858.05 billion current LCU | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 trillion current LCU | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 trillion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.68 trillion current LCU | +61.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.68 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 175.13 billion current LCU, 9.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.68 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.94 billion current LCU, 15.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +170.3% | 126.76 billion current LCU | 342.63 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.28 billion current LCU | 37.20 billion current LCU | 126.76 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 634.68 billion current LCU | 342.63 billion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 479.64 billion current LCU | 263.06 billion current LCU | 890.85 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 trillion current LCU | 731.28 billion current LCU | 1.68 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Madagascar?
- Taxes on international trade in Madagascar was 1.68 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.20 billion current LCU in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for taxes on international trade?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 377.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.